The association between quality-of-life metrics, like wages, and per capita GDP, doesn't disappear when an economy becomes developed. And China is a highly mar

The association between quality-of-life metrics, like wages, and per capita GDP, doesn't disappear when an economy becomes developed. And China is a highly market-based country, which saw a massive decline in poverty after its pro-market reforms that ended many state subsidies and recognized private property rights, as the Atlantic article I provided above explains.